Feel Good Friday – Story coaching
28 March @ 11:00 - 11:45 GMT
Come and find out about a newly launched coaching service developed specifically for writers. Tom Harvey is a certified coach, an award- winning short story writer, and playwright. He’s been working with Phil Hayes, a senior executive coach and NLP master practitioner, and Pippa Gough, a senior executive coach and poet.
As well as being coaches all three are published authors, so it’s no wonder they are keen to focus on how the coaching process can be applied to working with writers.
#SoAatHome Feel Good Friday events – free for SoA Members
As of Feb 2025, all #SoAatHome Feel Good Friday sessions will continue to be free for members. However, for non-members, the price is £5 including VAT.
Not a member, sign up here with our special #SoAatHome offer and get 20 per cent off for the first year – use code SOAATHOME20.
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Access 20% off your first year of membership of the SoA with discount code SOAATHOME20
The Society of Authors is the UK’s biggest trade union for authors – representing more than 12,000 writers, illustrators, translators and other creative practitioners.
Our standard subscription rate is just £32.50 per quarter (£22.75 for students).
As an SoA member, you’ll get:
- Access to all our #SoAatHome events for free including the Professional Development sessions usually charged at £35 from Feb 2025
- Access to all our Feel Good Friday and Industry Insider events which are usually charged £5 from Feb 2025
- Access all #SoAatHome Vimeo professional development recordings so you can catch up in your own time
- Access Unlimited one-to-one professional advice
- Membership of our online and real-world professional networks and special interest groups
- A range of member-only discounts, including books, insurance and travel
- And much more
‘It was a surprisingly lovely way to meet fellow writers in a friendly, warm surrounding perfectly hosted by the SoA staff. Thank you for all the introductions, the welcome and the nourishment!’ – attendee from SoA in Person: Autumn New Members’ Party 2024
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Programme
- Welcome and introductions from Lilly Brend-Fish, SoA (2 mins)
- Phil Hayes – What coaching is and why it works (5 mins)
- Tom Harvey – Writer coaching approach (5 mins)
- Phil Hayes and Tom Harvey – Demo of writer coaching in practice (10 mins)
- Pippa Gough – Observations on the demo and introduction to pairs working (5 mins)
- Group work in breakout rooms (5 mins)
- Feedback and discussion (10 mins)
- Summary and closing comments (3 mins)
Who is this session for?
This practical workshop is for writers who want to find out more about professional writer coaching. Writer coaching helps writers who feel stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected from their work.
What will this session cover?
Through proven professional coaching techniques, writers can learn to solve structural and process issues, rediscovering confidence and creative flow – ultimately uncovering deeper meaning and truth in their work.
Send us your questions
If you would like to send questions in advance, email LBrendfish@societyofauthors.org with ‘Story coaching’ in the subject header. We will prioritise questions sent in advance and answer as many as we can from the audience on the day.
#SoAatHome Fundraising Bookshop
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The Line-up
Tom Harvey
Tom Harvey has four decades of senior-level experience as an executive and creative entrepreneur, across film, television, theatre, and digital media. He is a BAFTA winner and was awarded an MBE for services to the Creative Industries. Tom is a published and award-winning writer, and Chairs hip-hop dance theatre company BirdGang.
Website: www.tomharveycoaching.co.uk
Phil Hayes
Phil Hayes is amongst the most experienced executive coaches in the UK. He Co-founded Management Futures. Having begun his practice in the early 1990’s, he has trained a generation of coaches. He has coached hundreds of senior leaders across virtually all sectors. Phil is a published author.
Website: www.managementfutures.co.uk/team/phil-hayes-ics
Pippa Gough
Pippa Gough trained and qualified as a coach through Management Futures from 2015 to 2020, Pippa is hugely inspired by their work and their commitment to providing high quality interventions and products. She is delighted to be part of the team. Pippa is a published poet and writer of fiction and has several stories and poems published in anthologies.
Website: www.managementfutures.co.uk/team/pippa-gough
Need to know
Accessibility
- Attendees will have the option to turn on the live transcript, to watch with subtitles
- If you require BSL interpretation for this event, please email events@societyofauthors.org
Before the event
- Once registered, you will be sent a confirmation email with the Zoom link
- If the confirmation email doesn’t arrive in your inbox, please check your junk/spam email folder
- Please add events@societyofauthors.org to your Safe Senders list so you receive our confirmation and reminder emails
During the event
- This online event will take place on Zoom Meetings; you will be visible on screen if you have your camera on.
- Attendees will be able to ask questions either via the chat box or by unmuting themselves.
- This event is 45 minutes
After the event
- Hashtag for this event: #SoAatHome
- SoA Members and paid attendees of this event will be able to catch the recording on our Vimeo channel (password protected) or members can access via the SoA website.
Booking
SoA Members: Please use the ‘Register – SoA Members’ form below and provide your details, including your membership number. If you’re unsure of your SoA ID, please email info@societyofauthors.org.
Non-members: Choose one of the two ticket options below, complete the registration form, then fill out the billing info to finalise your payment.
For event or registration questions, email events@societyofauthors.org.
SoA Members – Free
Non-Members – £5
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Access 20% off your first year of membership of the SoA with discount code SOAATHOME20
The Society of Authors is the UK’s biggest trade union for authors – representing more than 12,000 writers, illustrators, translators and other creative practitioners.
Our standard subscription rate is just £32.50 per quarter (£22.75 for students).
As an SoA member, you’ll get:
- Access to all our #SoAatHome events for free including the Professional Development sessions usually charged at £35 from Feb 2025
- Access to all our Feel Good Friday and Industry Insider events which are usually charged £5 from Feb 2025
- Access all #SoAatHome Vimeo professional development recordings so you can catch up in your own time
- Access Unlimited one-to-one professional advice
- Membership of our online and real-world professional networks and special interest groups
- A range of member-only discounts, including books, insurance and travel
- And much more
‘It was a surprisingly lovely way to meet fellow writers in a friendly, warm surrounding perfectly hosted by the SoA staff. Thank you for all the introductions, the welcome and the nourishment!’ – attendee from SoA in Person: Autumn New Members’ Party 2024
JOIN NOW | PRICING
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